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Deering and Portland football teams to meet for 106th Thanksgiving day game

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Updated: 7:35 PM EST Nov 22, 2017

Deering and Portland football teams to meet for 106th Thanksgiving day game

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WEBVTT THEN THEY BATTLED GEORGETOWN.GAME THAT'S MORE THAN A GAME,WILL ENTER ITS 106TH CHAPTERTOMORROW WHEN PORTLAND ANDDEERING'S THANKSGIVING RIVALRYTAKES PLACE TOMORROW MORNING AT10:30 AT FITZPATRICK STADIUMAFTER A REGULAR SEASON WHEREDEERING AND PORTLAND DID NOTPLAY ONE ANOTHER, THE TW-- THE LONGTIME RIVALS ARE READYTO RENEW THEIR ACQUAINTANCE.WE ALWAYS PLAY EACH OTHERTOUGH.A LOT OF COMPETITION, WE HAVE ALOT OF ALUMNI COME OUT TO WATCHUS.TRAVIS JUST LIKE IT HAS BEENTHE PREVIOUS ONE HOW IT --PREVIOUS 105 YEARS, THE GAMEPITS FRIENDS AGAINST FRIENDS, INTHE ULTIMATE BRAGGING RIGHTSGAME.TO GO OUT THERE, BECAUSE I GOOUT THERE BECAUSE I KNOW A TONOF THOSE GUYS, GRIFFIN FOLEY,VINNY, TERION, BEEN CLOSE WITHTHOSE GUYS SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL,SO IT'S JUST CRAZY TO GO OUTTHERE AND COMPETE AGAINST THEMIT'S SURREAL, LIKE, I MEAN, THISRIVALRY IS SUPER INTENSE.TRAVIS: DECLINING ATTENDENCE ANDDWINDLING ROSTERS ON BOTH SIDESHAVE BROUGHT THE SUSTAINABILITYOF THE GAME TO THE FOREFRONTOVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THISCOULD BE THE LAST ONE GIVESPLAYERS CAUSE FOR REFLECTION.>> ITS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TOPLAY IN THE TRADITION FOR THELAST 4 YEARS, BUT THE FACT ISTHAT WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO MAYBEWIN, THE LAST ONE, THAT JUSTMAKES IT THAT MUCH MORIMPORTANT TO ME.>> IF THAT IS THE CASE, WHICH IDON'T THINK IT WILL BE, BUT IFIT IS, IT MAKES THIS GAME THATMUCH MORE MEANINGFUL TO PLAY INTHE LAST GAME OF THE TRADITION,BUT I THINK IT WILL CARRY ON FOR

Deering and Portland football teams to meet for 106th Thanksgiving day game